Morning swim in a pond in The Villages.

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Old 09-29-2023, 07:57 AM
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Default Morning swim in a pond in The Villages.

Enjoying its swim.
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Old 09-29-2023, 09:02 AM
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He is a wide one. It still shocks me (though I guess it shouldn't) to read about one of them getting a human. In Pinellas County a couple weeks back they had to shoot a large one crossing the road with human remains in its mouth. Be Aware.
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Old 09-29-2023, 09:25 AM
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Still surprises me to see folks fishing and standing right on the bank of the pond.
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Old 09-29-2023, 10:31 AM
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He is a wide one. It still shocks me (though I guess it shouldn't) to read about one of them getting a human. In Pinellas County a couple weeks back they had to shoot a large one crossing the road with human remains in its mouth. Be Aware.
Makes me wonder if someone dumped a body and they're just doing the "clean up"...
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Can we all say telephoto lens!
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They move around ponds at night..golfers beware too
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Old 10-01-2023, 06:35 AM
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Makes me wonder if someone dumped a body and they're just doing the "clean up"...
Ah. I didn’t think of that. Good theory. Wonder if we will get more info.
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I saw 2 young boys standing in one of the ponds with their dads in hip wader’s fishing. At the time there were 2 Gator’s in that particular pond. All I could think was those dads were waiting for a disaster to happen. I did go to the nearest gate & told the gentleman what I saw & he said he already had someone report it. But when I passed it again going home they weren’t there.
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Beautiful colors on the gator and you caught an open eye.
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Old 10-01-2023, 10:33 PM
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Makes me wonder if someone dumped a body and they're just doing the "clean up"...
I read she was a homeless person living in a camping area. How sad.
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I saw 2 young boys standing in one of the ponds with their dads in hip wader’s fishing. At the time there were 2 Gator’s in that particular pond. All I could think was those dads were waiting for a disaster to happen. I did go to the nearest gate & told the gentleman what I saw & he said he already had someone report it. But when I passed it again going home they weren’t there.
Foolish parent.
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